1water

: the clear liquid that has no color, taste, or smell, that falls from clouds as rain, that forms streams, lakes, and seas, and that is used for drinking, washing, etc.

: an area of water (such as a lake, river, or ocean)

waters : a specific area of water; especially : an area of seawater

Full Definition of WATER

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a: the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H2O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0° C and boils at 100° C, has a maximum density at 4° C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent

b: a natural mineral water —usually used in plural

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: a particular quantity or body of water: as

a (1)plural: the water occupying or flowing in a particular bed (2)chiefly British:lake, pond

b: a quantity or depth of water adequate for some purpose (as navigation)

cplural(1): a band of seawater abutting on the land of a particular sovereignty and under the control of that sovereignty (2): the sea of a particular part of the earth